Uniindia: Hyderabad, Dec 10 (UNI) : Accusing that the BRS-led Telangana government making false propaganda on privatization of Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) despite clarity given by Prime Minister Narendra Modi that there would be no privatization, Union Tourism Minister G.Kishan Reddy on Saturday said the coal blocks auction was taken up by the centre to promote competition among the mining companies and produce more coal.
SCCL team visits Odisha
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To pursue permissions for Naini, New Patrapada
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To pursue permissions for Naini, New Patrapada
A high-level team Singareni Collieries Company Ltd (SCCL) officials visited the Naini and New Patrapada coal block areas in Odisha on Tuesday as part of pursuing various permissions required from that State government and sought cooperation of the officials concerned there.
The team was led by Director (Finance, Planning and Projects) N. Balaram and comprising Advisor (Mining) D.N. Prasad, Advisor (Naini) Vijaya Rao, General Manager (Estates) S.D.M. Subhani and others. The team met Principal Secretary to Odisha Chief Minister Vineel Krishna and requested for the State government cooperation in expediting the necessary permissions for the two coal blocks allotted to SCCL.
Company plans to achieve 100 million tonnes production per year in the next five years
Singareni Collieries Company Ltd (SCCL) will soon take up a detailed investigation in Tadicherla Block-II reserve forest area in Jayashankar-Bhupalapally district for prospecting and coal exploration as part of the company’s plans to enhance coal production and achieve 100 million tonnes per year in the next five years.
As part of scaling up its production to 70 million tonnes during 2021-22, the company management has already put in motion plans to commence production in four opencast mines as also from the new panel in the Adriyala Longwall project. Further, it is planning to take up mining in the Naini coal block in Odisha at least in the second half of the next fiscal.